TORONTO — As more Canadians turn to online shopping, courier operator FedEx hopes an agreement to open shipping centres at Home Hardware Stores Ltd. will help it grab a larger piece of the growing e-commerce market.
Federal Express Canada Ltd. said Wednesday that the centres, which serve as mini-hubs, will offer more “points of access” for customers to drop off and pick up parcels.

If you are planning a shopping binge this festive season—online or offline—make sure you don't fall prey to these retailer tricks. Decoy Pricing This tactic is used by many stores. If a product worth Rs 1,000 is placed next to those worth Rs 500 and Rs 1,100, you are likely to pick the Rs 1,000 product and think of it as a good deal. It's a diversion to make the costly items seem economical. It's also used in restaurants, where menus list highcost items next to cheaper ones.

David Ryder/Getty ImagesAmazon is aggressively expanding its presence in the real-world retail market, with a plan to open dozens of new pop-up stores in US shopping malls over the next year, a source familiar with the matter told Business Insider.

Michael Dodge/Stringer/Getty ImagesSometimes being an adult is just plain inconvenient.
After working long hours, we still need to fit in doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, house cleaning, and more.
Better yet, a lot of the appointments we need to make are only available during our working hours.

Michael Dodge/Stringer/Getty ImagesSometimes being an adult is just plain inconvenient.
After working long hours, we still need to fit in doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, house cleaning, and more.
Better yet, a lot of the appointments we need to make are only available during our working hours.

In case you needed more shopping temptation in your daily social media feeds, Instagram is now testing a new feature that helps users buy the products that they see in brands’ photos.
Next week Instagram will be rolling out a test of shoppable photo tags to some iOS users. Instagram’s partner brands — a list of 20 that currently includes Warby Parker, Kate Spade, Macy’s, and Coach, among others — tag items in their photos, which are only visible if you tap the tag button.